I see that you had a hard time on Krk again... Starting at 5:00, terrible.But did you try to search for Natrix tessellata? After all, it hunts in water and should not beso much troubled by the heat.(I mean, in September 2011 Marcel Kudláček found one, and ever since nobody has confirmedthis recent find. Not that many people tried, but still.)

Berislav Horvatic wrote:But did you try to search for Natrix tessellata? After all, it hunts in water and should not beso much troubled by the heat.(I mean, in September 2011 Marcel Kudláček found one, and ever since nobody has confirmedthis recent find. Not that many people tried, but still.)

No, tried ursinii again end of joking I remember something like that. But has this been published? is there any good picture?I have seen so many tessellatas on Krk - from a distance of 5 metres and more. When coming close, each one has been a Grass snake Mario

Mario Schweiger wrote:I remember something like that. But has this been published? is there any good picture?I have seen so many tessellatas on Krk - from a distance of 5 metres and more. When comingclose, each one has been a Grass snake Mario

It has not been published, I got the information from Petr Vlček, who ran into this man quite accidentallyby the end of May 2012 and had not known him personally before that. The man sent me three photos ofhis find, and yes, it is a tessellata for sure. Have a look:

Photo: Marcel Kudláček, Sept. 2011

They also gave me the locality, but that's left for personal messages, not for wider public in a forum, of course...I'll send it to you, of course. You should have asked earlier, but it's never too late.So far Petr Vlček and Boris Lauš made an attempt each to confirm the find, but without success.

Oh, yes, now I remember well!I know the picture and the locality too Yes, and I have seen fishes there too. I'm not sure, but I think those are Mullets, Chelon labrosus.The habitat (creek and its banks) are not appropriate for tessellatas. No rocks along the water, but thick vegetation.But who knows